Bill Introduced to Restrict Use of Solitary Confinement on Children
Senator Leland Yee will introduce a bill to restrict the use of solitary confinement on children in the juvenile system. Nationally, more than half of youth
who committed suicide while in a correctional facility were placed in solitary
confinement.
One Billion RisingOne in three women will be raped or beaten in her lifetime, this number amounts to one billion women. The movement “One Billion
Rising” seeks to promote justice for women everywhere this Valentine’s Day
by calling to end violence against women and girls. At 6:00pm at San Francisco
square, the group will speak out, dance, and share their stories. Councilmember’s, advocates, and celebrities will also be present to promote justice.

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Assembly member Frazier introduces bill to increase traffic safety Assembly member Jim Frazier introduced legislation to prevent road accidents
and deaths as a result of distracted driving. Assembly Bill 1646 will ensure
that drivers understand the danger of cell phone use before they receive their
license, increase fines for illegal cell phone use to closely align with penalties
from across the nation, and assign a point to drivers who continue to violate
the law.

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EL OBSERVADOR
Read “Educating Latino
Students is a Team Effort” in
“East Side Eddie” by Eddie
Garcia, whose wife, Sandra, is
the principal of ARUSD’s Adelante Dual Language Academy. ADLA was the recipient
of ARCE tablets funded by
LINC (Leveraging Influence in Neighboring Communities). A LINC member,
Reynaldo Gil, a gifted Latino
entrepreneur with innovative
insight and who has several
patents used in ‘cloud computing’, consulted with ADLA
teachers before selecting the
ARCE tablet which LINC
funded. LINC organized orientation sessions which enabled students to learn at their
individual pace. The outcome
some two years later: ADLA
had API scores which placed
it in the top ten.
The LINC group, in collaboration with ALDA teaching
staff, organized a ‘parents evening’ where each child demonstrated to his/her parent
their newly acquired skills in
using their own ARCE tablet
to ‘pull up information’ available electronically. ‘I personally heard a father say, “We must
get a computer in our home
somehow.” Teachers involved
were Anne and Franklin Collazo, members of LINC.
Why am I telling you all this
background
information?
It is because Eddie Garcia is
correct in communicating
that ‘EDUCATING LATINO
STUDENTS IS A TEAM
EFFORT’. Appropriate rec-

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ognition must be given to the
parents of each student. After
all, they begat that child. They
are the ones who nurtured
that child by providing intensive focused care, devotion
and love since conception and
birth. They teach that child
the beginnings of relationship and language skills. The
parents, as a couple, do the
initial teaching of each child.
So the ‘team effort’ begins
with each child’s parents, both
father and mother. If society is
to raise the educational ability of a child, it seems logical
that parents need to have access to the latest parenting
knowledge. Both parents
need to be taught parenting
skills they do not have. This is
why some local organizations
such as ‘First Five’ exist….
their staff informs parents regarding how to best deal with
developmental issues that
each child goes through while
‘growing up’.
It is essential to have fun
while teaching each child
communication skills, the
alphabet, and numerals, because all human knowledge is
available through the precise
and appropriate use of symbols. Graphic Arts is an important conveyor of much information. The human voice
develops over time as one’s
brain develops when stimulated and used. Each of us
learns through the use of our
senses: touch, sight, hearing,
smell, and taste. Many children need to be assessed because of a deficiency in these
faculties, especially sight and
hearing. A child also needs to
learn early on to manage frustration and anger, which may
lead to violent behavior. It
certainly takes a whole village
to teach a child, but it begins
with the couple who parented
that child whose brain keeps
developing until about age
26, according to recent ‘brain
research’.

Let’s now examine local elementary and high schools.
A child needs to learn many
things such as, how to make
conversation, ask questions,
behave socially, be a team
member and develop intimate
friendships. A very important
concept is ‘learning for life
from one’s life from now on’.
All must learn to manage
personal ‘business affairs’ by
learning, at the minimum,
how to use money (which is
‘one’s license to perform, produce, and consume’ because
this definition emphasizes
“What I do with my money”
rather than what money does
for me). Knowledge of the use
of money is essential if one is
to be self sufficient in society,
commerce, and governance.
One needs to learn a system
of logical values, ethics and
morals with which information is assessed and used. One
must constantly evaluate information received: “Will I
use it; if so I must remember
it; If not, then let me ignore it.”
One must continuously learn
as one goes through all the
developmental stages of life
from conception to death.
Therefore, the proper mission of local k-12 school districts is to focus upon having
as many students as possible
earn their high school diploma, and develop the skills to
continuously learn. That high
school degree tells a future
employer that that individual
has already learned the basics
of communication (verbal
and written), logic, and has
accepted the norms of honesty
and integrity. Today, too many
educators are diverted from
these basics by fads such as
STEM. Let’s have our school
districts focus on teaching the
basics . And know that it will
take all of us to accomplish
that consistently.

(SPM WIRE)
If Washington’s Birthday,
often known as Presidents
Day, is a vacation for your
family, consider making it
more than just a regular day
away from work and school.
Celebrated the third Monday in February, many stores
offer sales on special deals
on this day. But you can celebrate the holiday more the-

matically than by spending
an afternoon at the mall.
Consider visiting a museum
focused on American History. And it’s a great day to take
a trip to a National Park, as
the National Park Service is
commemorating the holiday
by waiving entrance fees for
the entire three-day weekend.
Or take a trip to the library
in advance and stock up on

presidential-themed books
and movies. If the weather
outside is frightful, curl up
on the couch and watch a
biopic or documentary about
your favorite president. You
can learn a lot from the comfort of home.
This President’s Day, make
your three-day weekend
meaningful with some president-focused, educational
fun.

Over 100 hundred San Jose
residents gathered at the
sixth annual Mayor’s Gang
Prevention Task Force on
Saturday. The summit, held
at Mt. Pleasant High School,
provided workshops and a
resource fair opened to the
public in hopes of creating a
safer San Jose.
Mayor Chuck Reed along
with other council members opened the ceremony
emphasizing the need to
continue the strong relationship amongst city leaders
and community members
in the battle against youth
violence.“I’m in this fight for
all these young people,” stat-

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ed District 8 council member, Rose Herrera. “The word
“gang” is associated with the
word “problem” but I also
want to say there is an opportunity…there’s an opportunity because we have young
people that have potential,”
said Herrera.

to work so they see gangs
as another family member.”
Villareal-Munoz stated although this was her first time
attending the summit, she
learned valuable information. “I’m going to continue
to be involved because you
need to put your family first.”

According to the Gang
Prevention Task Force, 58%
offenders of gang-related
crimes are 19 years old or
under.

With Norteños and Sureños
making up the vast majority
of gang activity in San Jose,
the Gang Task Prevention
Force says its committed to
improving the quality of life
for its underage community
members and providing programs to give young adults
hope. Participants also received a goody bag filled with
pamphlets of local resources
for families and youth who
seek any gang-related help or
assistance.

San Jose resident, Diana Villareal-Munoz said
she cancelled her Saturday
breakfast plans for her children’s safe future. “I’m a
single mother and a lot of
these children, besides my
own, are not being attended
to because their parents need

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SANTA CLARA COUNTY
CALIFORNIA
More than 46,000 free ebooks are currently available
to Santa Clara County Library District (SCCLD) cardholders. To enhance the ebook experience, SCCLD has
joined ReadersFirst, an international coalition of libraries
committed to improving ebook access and services
for public library patrons.
Organized by librarians representing 292 library systems
and 199 million readers, the
international coalition developed the ReadersFirst Guide
to Library E-Book Vendors.
“Library users enjoy the convenience of reading a great
novel or learning from re-

search materials anytime,
anywhere,” said President
Mike Wasserman, County of
Santa Clara Board of Supervisors, and Delegate for the
County Library District Joint
Powers Authority. “I am
pleased that everyone with
a computer, smartphone or
tablet can now remotely access and manage their own
library accounts.”
ReadersFirst is committed
to enhancing the role libraries play as valued and trusted
information providers and
advocating for more open
and user-friendly e-lending
services. Consequently, the
ReadersFirst Guide to Library E-Book Vendors will
help SCCLD assess the functionality of e-book distributors’ platforms based on a

patron’s ability to:
• Search one comprehensive
catalog to access all library
offerings;
• Place holds, check out and
renew items, view availability, manage fines, and receive
communications within the
single source;
• Seamlessly enjoy a variety of
e-content; and
•Download e-books that are
compatible with all reading
devices.
According to a 2013 Pew Research Institute report, 43
percent of Americans ages 16
and older own a tablet or an
e-book reader and the percentage of adults who read

an e-book in the past year
rose from 23 percent to 28
percent.
“Improved technology combined with an influx of available e-books was the perfect
fit for our staff to begin using the ReadersFirst Guide,”
said Megan Wong, SCCLD
Virtual Library Manager
and Library District’s representative to the ReadersFirst
coalition. “We look forward
to providing an improved ebook experience for our readers.”
Santa Clara County Library
District started offering ebooks in 2007. Since then,
the number of e-books available at the Santa Clara County Library District continues
to rise annually.

SACRAMENTO
Annual Advanced Placement (AP) results show that
the number of California
public high school graduates taking and passing AP
courses continues to climb,
with the number of graduates from low-income backgrounds taking at least one
AP exam tripling.

Deadline for Applications is February 28, 2014
OAKLAND
CALIFORNIA

deadline for submissions is
Friday, February 28, 2014.

Feb. 10, 2014 . . . Interested
in a paid summer internship? High school sophomores, juniors and graduating seniors in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area
are encouraged to apply for
paid summer internships in
the transportation field. The
Metropolitan Transportation
Commission’s (MTC) annual High School Internship
Program seeks student applicants for summer internship
positions in local transportation agencies throughout
the region (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San
Francisco, San Mateo, Santa
Clara, Solano and Sonoma
counties). “The program’s
purpose is to introduce students to career opportunities
in transportation,” said Steve
Heminger, executive director.

The program’s flexible
schedule allows students to
be employed either full-time
or part-time for up to ten
weeks between June 16 and
August 29. Students will
work with local public agencies in a department related
to transportation planning
or engineering, public works
or public transit. Hourly pay
is $10.75. Some 35 paid internships are available. A list
of internship opportunities
and the online application
are available at: http://jobs.
mtc.ca.gov/InternshipOpportunities/jobinternship.
html. Program requirements
can be found at: http://
www.mtc.ca.gov/jobs/high_
school/. MTC’s high school
internship coordinator, Yulee Kim, can be contacted at
510.817.5807 for further information.

Students must be at least 16
years old by the start of the
program this June and have
completed the 10th grade.
Additionally, students must
live and go to school in the
county where the position is
offered. Students graduating
in 2014 are eligible to apply for the internships. The

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Students applying with
a minimum unweighted
grade-point average of 2.8 or
above must submit one letter
of recommendation. Applications from students with
grade-point averages below
an unweighted 2.8 will be
considered if accompanied

by two letters of recommendation. “This is an opportunity for students throughout
the entire region,” commented Ann Macaulay, program
manager. “We especially need
student applications for positions in the northern Bay
Area counties.”
Applications will only be
accepted online. To apply,
submit the completed application, along with a one-page
response that describes, in
the applicant’s own words,
a transportation problem in
their community and what
the applicant thinks could be
done to resolve it. A letter (or
letters) of recommendation
from a teacher, principal,
counselor, religious leader or
employer must also be included.
Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Pacific
time, February 28, 2014. In
some counties, the deadline
may be extended until the internship positions are filled.
MTC is the regional transportation planning, financing and coordinating agency
for the nine-county San
Francisco Bay Area.

The 10-year anniversary
(2003-13) “AP Report to
the Nation” by The College
Board shows that 40.6 percent of California’s public
high school graduates in
the Class of 2013 took an
AP exam, compared to 25.3
percent of graduates in the
Class of 2003. The number
of Class of 2013 students
in California taking an AP
exam grew from 86,303 in
2003 to 152,647, an increase
of 66,344. The number of
low-income students taking an AP exam during the
same period increased from
18,677 to 64,539, an increase
of 45,862.
California placed sixth in
the nation in the percentage
(26.9) of students who scored
at least a 3 out of 5 on an AP
exam during high school.
California moved up from
eighth on the list over last

year and is one of 17 states to
score above the national average of 20.1 percent. About
17.3 percent of graduates in
the Class of 2003 achieved
the same score.
“It’s important to recognize that not only are more
and more students feeling
equipped to tackle these
college-level courses, but that
more and more of them are
succeeding,” Torlakson said.
“Along with their schools and
families, they are working
hard to be ready for college,
and I’m glad to see the numbers continue to climb.”
The report also shows growing AP participation among
diverse student groups in
California. The percentage
of Hispanic/Latino AP exam
takers in the 2013 graduating class was 38.3 percent,
compared to 28.6 percent
in 2003. The percentage of
AP exam takers in the 2013
graduating class who were
African American was 3.7
percent, compared to 3.2
percent in 2003.
Each year, The College
Board honors three districts
with a special reward recognizing success at expanding
access to AP courses while
also increasing the percent-

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age of students scoring a 3
or higher on the exams. El
Monte Union High School
Districts in El Monte, California, was named the 2014
AP Equity and Excellence
District of the Year for being
the nation’s leader among
medium-sized districts.
The following 28 other
school districts from California were also named to The
College Board’s most recent
honor roll for expanding access to AP and increasing the
percentages of students scoring a 3 or higher on AP exams: Alameda Unified, Carlsbad Unified, Central Unified,
Chico Unified, Diocese of
Sacramento, Diocese of San
Jose, El Monte Union High
School, Fillmore Unified, Fremont Unified, Huntington
Beach Union High School,
Irvine Unified, Kings Canyon
Unified, Las Virgenes Unified, Los Alamitos Unified,
Milpitas Unified, Oak Park
Unified, Pajaro Valley Unified, Palos Verdes Peninsula
Unified, Reef-Sunset Unified,
Saddleback Valley Unified,
San Lorenzo Valley Unified,
San Luis Coastal Unified, San
Ramon Valley Unified, Santa
Ana Unified, Temecula Valley
Unified, Tracy Unified, Tustin
Unified, and Walnut Valley
Unified.

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(SACRAMENTO)
The statewide median income for all 2012 individual
tax returns was $35,910,
an increase of 3.5 percent
over 2011’s median income
amount. For joint returns,
the statewide median income
was $70,938, an increase
of 4.1 percent over 2011, according to the Franchise Tax
Board (FTB).
Median income is the point
where one half of the tax returns are above and one half
is below the midpoint of the
range of values. Median income represents the income
reported by a typical California individual or couple.
California taxpayers filed
nearly 16 million 2012 state
income tax returns, reporting almost $1.5 trillion of
adjusted gross income. This
is an increase of 27.7 per-

cent from tax year 2011 figure of $1.1 trillion. Adjusted
gross income is a tax term
that means the total income
increased or reduced by specific adjustments, before taking the standard or itemized
deduction.
Over the past 40 years, the
Bay Area counties of Marin,
San Mateo, and Santa Clara
have consistently reported
the highest median incomes.
Marin County still has the
highest median income
for joint returns, reporting
$127,471, an increase of 6.1
percent over 2011.

Councilmember
Xavier Campos will
be a stem cell donor
through the BE The
Match program - a
National Marrow
Donor Program in
Northern California

very much needed it. Fast
forward fourteen years later;
Campos receives a call from
the Stanford Cancer Center
letting him know that he is
now a match for a 5 year old
Latino. He underwent the
transplantation procedure at
Stanford Medical Center.

In the wake of rumors about
Councilmember Campos undergoing a medical procedure tomorrow, this release
is intended to set the record
straight. Fourteen years ago,
Councilmember Campos offered to be a stem cell donor
through the Be The Match
Program hoping he would
be a fit for someone who

The difficulties of finding a
match are not unusual in the
Latino community. Unfortunately Latino patients have a

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Campbell

Recently retired Santa
Clara County Sheriff ’s Office (SCCSO) Captain Kevin
Jensen was able to raise more
campaign contributions than
16-year incumbent Sheriff
Laurie Smith as reported in
the mandated filing for the
final period of 2013. Jensen
did this with what he calls a
no-pressure fundraising effort where he makes his case
for being elected Sheriff and
allows potential supporters
to make up their own minds.
With 28 years of service to
the SCCSO, Jensen decided
to seek the Sheriff position
based on his commitment
to serve the County of Santa
Clara, lead the organization
he loves, and support the
men and women dedicated
to serve the community. Having only recently launched
his campaign, Jensen has attracted the support of many
local, neighboring county
and State law enforcement
agencies as well as the community. Both the Deputy
Sheriffs’ Association and the

“Since I’m not a politician,
I’m dependent on a grassroots organization,” says Jensen. “It’s very encouraging to
have the support of law enforcement, both active and
retired, officers and rank and
file and the community. This
is an important election and
I’m finding that many in the
County believe, as I do, that
it’s time for a change in leadership.”
The Santa Clara County
Sheriff oversees one of the
largest sheriff’s offices in the
State with approximately
1,800 sworn and non-sworn
personnel. The Sheriff’s Office provides direct policing
to approximately 200,000
residents and provides support, back-up and management of resources to the
remaining 1.9 million in
emergencies, civil disorders
and disasters. The Sheriff’s
Office is also responsible for

“With almost three decades
of service to the County, I’ve
made a proven commitment
to the highest standards of
policing in preventing and
fighting crime, in responding to emergencies and in
working with everyone in the
community to improve public safety,” adds Jensen. “I’m
running for sheriff because
I think there’s a better way,
that new direction will make
the Sheriff’s Office more responsive and accountable to
its residents, more proactive
in deterring crime and better
adept at collaborative leadership.”
For more information about
Kevin Jensen and his campaign for sheriff, visit www.
KevinJensenforSheriff2014.
com or call 408-412-0942.

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the protection of the County’s courts and running of
the Santa Clara County Jail,
which is currently dealing
with the impact of AB 109,
the legislation transferring
many state-housed inmates
back to local facilities.

Correctional Peace Officers’
Association have overwhelmingly voted to campaign for
Jensen. This is a first for both
organizations to support a
non-incumbent candidate.

harder time finding donors.
Although initially Councilmember Xavier Campos was
not seeking recognition for
doing this, he has decided to
go public to send a message
not only the Latino community who is challenged with
finding donors who match,
but to everyone who finds it
in them to do something that
is bigger than themselves in
order to help save a life.

viduals with whom we share
enough things to establish a
close relationship.

Valentine’s
Day
brings
thoughts of cute greeting
cards and heart-shaped
boxes of candy, but it’s also
a good time to think about
long-term
relationships.
While our Valentine’s relationships are usually romantic in nature, they share
many of the same basics as
any close relationship. Longterm relationships, whether
a marriage, a friendship or
even a business relationship, are based on some
common foundations and
make a number of common
demands of us. It’s worth examining what makes a longterm relationship work.

Such differences also explain
why building and sustaining
a long-term relationship really does take work – work
by both parties. Marriages
and friendships survive because the people involved are
willing to work through differences and disagreements
– because they value the relationship more than things
over which they disagree.

On some level, it is amazing
that any two people can build
and sustain a long-term relationship at all. Each of us is
the product of so many different influences and personal choices, that it’s a wonder
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One way to look at how this
works could be called the
ABC method of sustaining a
relationship.
The “A” is to “Affirm” the
value of the relationship. In
other words, agreeing that
the relationship itself is more
important than either of your
views on a particular subject.
“B” stands for “Behaving” in
ways that, when discussing
points of disagreement, reaffirm the value of the relation-

ship. This means letting the
other person know that while
you may disagree on this
subject, it won’t affect the basics of the relationship. You
need to show respect for the
other person’s point of view.
It means not setting ultimatums or trying to force the
other person to your point of
view.
The “C” means “Clarifying”
issues when there are disagreements. Each person
must monitor and control
his or her own tendency to
want to “interpret” the words
and actions of the other, as
opposed to being open and
talking with the other person
to clarify his or her intent and
meaning.
Long-term relationships are
important in our lives. But
there is no denying that it
takes work to make them last
and grow. The key is often
finding room in the relationship for the differences that
are going to exist between
any two people.

Place milk and cardamom pods in a small saucepan over mediumlow heat. Cook, stirring often, until small bubbles form around the
circumference of the saucepan. Turn off heat, cover and steep for 20
minutes.
Beat egg yolks and sugar together in a stand mixer at medium-high
speed until pale yellow and very thick, about 5 minutes. Turn the
speed down to low, then add the cornstarch.
Meanwhile, strain milk into a measuring cup. Stir in orange blossom
water and grapefruit zest, along with a pinch of salt. Keeping the mixer
on low, slowly pour in the milk mixture, beating until just combined.
Transfer the milk mixture to a medium saucepan over medium-low
heat. Cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until it comes to
a boil, 5 to 10 minutes. Switch to a whisk; whisk constantly until it has
thickened to the texture of pudding. Turn heat off. Stir in heavy cream
and then strain into a large bowl. Place plastic wrap on the actual surface of the pastry cream, then refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
Once pastry cream is chilled, pre-heat oven to 425° F. Place pie crust
in 9 1/2-inch tart pan. Prick dough evenly with fork to keep it from
puffing up in the oven. Bake for about 12 minutes or until the pie
crust is just golden brown. Remove from oven and cool.

Just before serving, pour the pastry cream into the tart crust and
even out. Decorate with concentric circles of grapefruit segments.
Sprinkle with smoked salt and serve immediately.
For individual tartlets: Divide pie crust among four 4 3/4-inch tart
pans. Bake at 425°F. for about 10 minutes or just until golden brown.

“Go to a concert with friends, it’s an oldies concert”
“I don’t really care, I’m not really too big on it, if I’m
in a relationship yeah but if I’m not then, no”

“I feel like it’s just any other day,
I don’t really care for it”

Kaira Portillo
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What is LOVE?
LOVE is so many different
things to so many different
people...
But if you ask me, TRUE
LOVE- the realest, most
magical kind of love- is like
a RAINBOW:
COLORFUL layers
intertwined with each other,
mixing, melting, making the
world brighter together
LOVE- that MAGICAL
kind of love- gives you those
butterflies
in not only your stomach,
but in your mind, heart and
SOUL too!

It may come fast or it may
come slow,
but true love
will always KEEP
GROWING,
compromising, forgiving,
understanding,
encouraging, motivating…

Real love will EVOLVE as
the people involved evolve…
and that is why sometimes…
love just implodes…
Human beings will be
human beings
Poverty, abuse, trauma are
viciously difficult cycles to
break,
and to truly heal from, an
on-going STRUGGLE it
truly takes…

like sunlight breaking
through the gloom,
like sunlight
GLIMMERRING off
the waves, the heat rays
warming your face,
like catching that
ULTIMATE wave after
being out at the beach all day
The realest, most magical
kind of love- is that
connection, that bond, that
SPARK
that never extinguishes…
there may be ups and
down, curveballs, and
disagreements
But the realest, most magical
kind of love PERSEVERES
like the never-ending EBB &
FLOW of the sea

…but sometimes LOVE can
push you out of your broken
cocoon, causing a beautiful
butterfly to bloom,

Un poeta y
no lo sabías
Arturo Hilario
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Wild is the trails we dare to roam,
A journey seldom steady in its pace, rushed and slowed,
Mitigated by emotions and thumps of blood and bone,
While the past is behind, our view its close enough,
It’s sufficient just to dream about those days though,
To dream is to call upon our uncompromised feeling,
Flowing and bringing me back to your face, my visions then,
Is it not real to reminisce?
Reality is the state of now, and even then these words will be,
Memories of then, products of emotional weight,
Bombardment of sound bites and walks along the horizon,
Squeezing at my soul for the slightest inclinations of your voice,
But it’s all past,
Trained myself not to care, till life steadied, faired and well,
When those trails cross my path, is only when the hours move back,
I know now why time slides by at its pace,
Lessons learnt, drizzled moments of clarity,
Visions of you and the things we’d do,
Often I’d feel I’m dreaming, but reality is here now.
I have a chance to breathe and bow down.

San Francisco
CALIFORNIA
SOMArts Cultural Center
presents Hidden Cities, a
group exhibition February
22 to March 22, 2014, curated by Pireeni Sundaralingam
and featuring 26 moving and
still images and interactive,
site-specific installations that
rethink urban space in San
Francisco. In Hidden Cities,
the second of three SOMArts
Commons Curatorial Residency exhibitions in 2014,
exhibiting urban activistartists, including architects
and social interventionists,
reveal the overlooked within
the city, make visible the
invisible, give voice to the
unheard and encourage the
gallery visitor to physically
explore urban social and spatial structures in new ways.
“Hidden Cities is a chance for
us to see our city in a completely new light. Whether
investigating covert religions,
hidden wildlife, or the way
the human body navigates
urban space, exhibiting artists challenge us to rethink
the way we touch and listen,
smell and taste, and really
look at the city we call home.
Hidden Cities provides a
timely reminder that numer-

ous alternative voices and
visions continue to be neglected, and makes an urgent
claim for the importance of
seeking out the hidden and
the unseen in San Francisco,”
says Sundaralingam.
An installation by Christian
Cerrito and Jennifer Fisher
involves kites inspired by
the “Rokkaku dako,” a traditional six-sided Japanese
fighter kite design. Handconstructed kites suspended
by weather balloons point
in unexpected directions as
they hover over the urban
landscape to remind viewers
to rediscover their surroundings, explore new paths and
embrace the unknown. A
second installation Cerrito involves 4 anthropomorphized, animatronic belching metal trash cans, that,
when installed among everyday surroundings, appear to
be ordinary waste bins, but
actually react to passersby.
Two photo series depict overlooked aspects of San Francisco’s architecture: Seng
Chen captures architectural
anomalies— places in our
city where physical structures continue a cryptic existence outside function, while
Matilde Cassani’s lenticular
prints explore hidden reli-

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gions, superimposing color
images of shop fronts and the
places of worship secreted
away behind them.
Yulia Pinkusevich exhibits
an artwork LED lights and
salvaged materials from Recology SF, San Francisco’s
dump, where she was an artist in residence from October,
2013 through January, 2014.
“Maximum Capacity” depicts
population density of Silicon
Valley by correlated volume
of capacitors.
Two interactive sound sculptures by Anja Ulfeldt destabilize daily routines and call
attention to auditory experiences apartment residents
have learned to ignore. “Obstacles” is a platform of articulated concrete tiles that
tilt in two directions, creating
a mutable surface on which
any participant may become
an impromptu performer.
Each tilt, creak and thud is
amplified. When gallery visitors interact with floor-based
levers in “Pipes,” they trigger sound amplified water
movement and recreate the
background noise of flushing.
“The Sludge Economy”, a
large-scale map of San Francisco by Lize Mogel, straddles

FEBRUARY 14-20, 2014

Alternative ways of experiencing San Francisco collide
in group exhibition Hidden Cities,
Saturday, February 22–Saturday, March 22, 2014
the fields of art and cultural
geography, reveals the infrastructure of human waste,
specifically sewage treatment
plants, and the social, environmental, and racial justice
issues that are sometimes
equally as invisible as the
physical infrastructure.
A chocolate cake designed
by Mogel and printed with
locations of sewage plants as

a visual aid and dessert will
be served at the opening reception, Saturday, February
22, 2014, 6–9pm. Additionally, the opening showcases a
range of performative practices that engage both the
artist and gallery visitor in
co-production. Several of the
artists will give 3-minute introductions to their pieces. A
parkour team demonstrates
new ways to investigate San

Francisco’s architecture by
interacting with its physical spaces. Urban-activist
groups, including Lemonopoly and Kearny Street Workshop, will move about the
gallery during the reception
and provide roving, interactive explorations of their perspectives on hidden aspects
of the city.

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Tick, tock, tick, tock,.. the
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shoes to wear. Yet again, I
find myself searching aimlessly for that perfect pair
that will complete the fabulous outfit. I chose to wear for
that rare occasion in which
my boyfriend will take me
out on a date. Seriously, I
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when expressing how superb
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our time together. We’re
both busy people but we try
to make time for ourselves
when we get the chance. But
that’s beside the point.

at some of those rappers and
athletes closets? And, lets get
something clear here, not all
addictions are bad.

When I finally make a decision, I find myself no longer
feeling that same attraction I
felt for that pair when I first
laid eyes on them, and I wonder. Do shoes evoke the same
attraction and desire we feel
when we first encounter an
attractive person? And if so,
are shoeaholics really shoe
whores looking for their next
fling?

Having a shoe attraction
does not always mean you
have a problem--unless you
start using your rent money
to pay for an extra pair or two.
Wanting the latest style in
shoes, and having the means
to pay for it without compromising your well being and
that of your family, does not
necessarily mean you have a
problem. But, where do you
draw the line?

One hundred and something pairs of shoes later, I can
tell you that women are definitely not the only ones with
a shoe addiction. Do you remember the TV show cribs?
Do you remember peeking

There comes a time in
life when you must ponder
whether or not you can live
without that extra style of
boots, when you already have
four others. When you must
account for all the money

you have spent over the years
buying shoes you hardly ever
wear; because you work so
damn much that you hardly
ever have the time to go out.
There will come a time when
you will realize that shoes
don’t complete that fabulous
outfit you put together, but
what makes that outfit fabulous its you and nothing else.
Well, that time is not yet my
time, but good luck finding
yours. I will definitely happily let you know when my
time comes, because right
now I am enjoying being a
shoewhore. Hey, I work hard
for my money! But remember, accepting your flaws is
the first step to loving yourself and shoes don’t make the
person, but they sure do make
you walk with a little more
sass.

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put into the environment by burning coal.”
China now has 17 nuclear plants
in operation and another 29 underway. India has 20 plants running
and seven more being built. And the
Russian Federation operates 33 and
has another 11 in the works. So while
it might be premature to call it a “nuclear renaissance,” much of the world
doesn’t seem too worried about what
happened at Fukushima. Indeed,
nuclear power looks like it could be
around for a long time.
According to MIT’s Center for
Energy and Environmental Policy
Research, the real impact of Fuku-

FEBRUARY 14-20, 2014
shima has been to remind us all to
take safety much more seriously:
“While the international nuclear industry appears so far to have dodged
being hit square in the head by a bullet from Fukushima, it should not
expect that it will get another chance
if there is another serious nuclear accident anywhere in the world.”
The 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster did cause many nations to reconsider their nuclear commitments,
but many countries are still looking
to nuclear power as a way to increase
energy production without adding
to greenhouse gas emissions.

ONY’S
PLUMBING
Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss

EARTHTALK
The 2011 Fukushima nuclear
disaster did cause many nations
to reconsider their nuclear committments, though many European countries—Switzerland,
Belgium, Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain and Sweden—had already begun phasing out nuclear power decades earlier. After
Fukushima, Germany, Belgium
and Switzerland all moved to
decommission their nuclear
facilities altogether by 2022,
2025 and 2034 respectively.
Japan’s nuclear program,
which provided 30 percent of
the country’s electricity needs
before the March 2011 disaster, is now essentially non-operational due to public safety
concerns. Furthermore, Japan
announced in November 2013
that, due to the shuttering of
Fukushima and other nuclear
facilities, it was backpedaling
its on prior commitments to cut
greenhouse gas emissions 25
percent from 1990 levels.
Here in the U.S., Fukushima
has not had any major effect
on our nuclear industry. No
nuclear plants have been closed,
license extensions for existing
facilities continue to proceed,
and the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has
even greenlighted construction

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of two new reactors at a nuclear
power plant in Georgia. But
public concerns over the safety
of nuclear power and what
CLASSIFIEDS
to do with spent fuel indicate
that nukes will likely become a
smaller and smaller slice of the
U.S. energy pie moving forward.
Elsewhere, however, many
countries are looking to nuclear
power as a way to increase energy production without adding
to greenhouse gas emissions.
Casey Research reports that developing countries are increasingly relying on it to supplement
coal and other fossil fuels. The
International Energy Agency
predicts global electricity demand will grow 70 percent by
2035, with the majority of the
increase coming from developing countries—China and India
combined will account for half
of the projected growth.
“Serious pollution problems
mean that those developing
countries cannot produce all
that electricity by burning coal,”
says Amir Adnani, CEO of
Uranium Energy Corporation,
a uranium mining company.
“The plans to develop nuclear
power in China and other countries are very much driven by a
set of realities that is very different and very acute. People are
dying every year in China, literally choking to death, because
of all the toxins that are being

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LEGAL
CLASSIFIEDS
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
NO. 588097
The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Bridgepath Venture,
1158 Turtlerock Drive, San Jose,
CA 95122, Santa Clara Co. Brandon Mai, 1158 Turtlerock Drive, San
Jose, CA 95122. This business is
conducted by an individual; registrant has not yet begun business
under the fictitious business name
or names listed hereon. “I declare
that all information in this statement
is true and correct.” (A registrant who
declares as true information which
he or she knows to be false is guilty
of a crime.)
Brandon Mai
Feb. 14, 21, 28; Mar. 7, 2014.
This statement was filed with the
County of Santa Clara on 2/10/14.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
NO. 588149
The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Youth Outreach and
Learning Institute, 15240 La Alameda Drive. Apt. C, Morgan Hill, CA
95037, Santa Clara Co. Robert
Castillo, 15240 La Alameda Drive,
Apt. C, Morgan Hill, CA 95037. This
business is conducted by an individual; registrant has not yet begun
business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon.
“I declare that all information in this
statement is true and correct.” (A
registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be
false is guilty of a crime.)
Robert Castillo
Feb. 14, 21, 28; Mar. 7, 2014.
This statement was filed with the
County of Santa Clara on 2/12/14.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
NO. 587863
The following person(s) is(are) doing
business, Silicon Valley Pain Management, 217 Beethoven Lane, Los
Gatos, CA 95032, Santa Clara Co.
Asmina Khan, Medical Corporation,
217 Beethoven Lane, Los Gatos, CA
95032. This business is conducted
by an individual; registrant has not
yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed
hereon. “I declare that all information
in this statement is true and correct.”
(A registrant who declares as true
information which he or she knows to
be false is guilty of a crime.)
Asmina Khan
Feb. 14, 21, 28; Mar. 7, 2014.
This statement was filed with the
County of Santa Clara on 2/04/14.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
NO. 587821
The following person(s) is(are) doing
business, Rendezvous Wine Bar,
394 East Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA 95008, Santa Clara Co.
Larry E. Schaadt, Regale, LLC 100
S Santa Cruz Ave. Los Gatos, CA
95030. This business is conducted
by an individual; registrant has not
yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed
hereon. “I declare that all information
in this statement is true and correct.”
(A registrant who declares as true
information which he or she knows to
be false is guilty of a crime.)
Larry E. Schaadt
Feb. 14, 21, 28; Mar. 7, 2014.
This statement was filed with the
County of Santa Clara on 2/03/14.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
NO. 586559
The following person(s) is(are) doing
business, Friends of San Jose Beautiful, 144 S. 3rd St., Suite 509, San
Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara Co.
Jose Posadas, 144 S. 3rd St., Suite
509, San Jose, CA 95112. This

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FEBRUARY 14-20, 2014
business is conducted by an individual; registrant has not yet begun
business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon.
“I declare that all information in this
statement is true and correct.” (A
registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to
be false is guilty of a crime.)
Jose Posadas
Feb. 14, 21, 28; Mar. 7, 2014.
This statement was filed with the
County of Santa Clara on 1/06/14.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
NO. 587938
The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Lundy Construction
& Solar Company, 209 E. Java Dr.
#61611, Sunnyvale, CA 94088,
Santa Clara Co. Wyndon Trinidad,
1902 Lily LN, Manteca, CA 95336.
This business is conducted by an
individual; registrant has not yet
begun business under the fictitious
business name or names listed
hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and
correct.” (A registrant who declares
as true information which he or
she knows to be false is guilty of
a crime.)
Wyndon Trinidad
Feb. 14, 21, 28; Mar. 7, 2014.
This statement was filed with the
County of Santa Clara on 2/5/14.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 114CV260205
Superior Court of California, County
of Santa Clara-In the matter of the
application of: Oanh Phan, TO
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
The court finds that petitioner,
Oanh Phan has filed a petition for
Change of Name with the clerk of
this court for a decree changing
names as follows: a. Haley Phan
Nguyen to b. Haley Phan Nguyen
Tranhoang. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested
in this matter appear before this
court at the hearing indicated below
to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not
be granted on 4/29/14 at 8:45 am,
room 107: located at 191 N. First
Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy
of the Order to Show cause shall be
published at least once a week for
four successive weeks prior to the
date set for hearing on the petition
in El Observador, a newspaper of
general circulation, printed in the
county of Santa Clara.
Feb.6, 2014
Aaron Persky
Judge of the Superior Court
Feb. 14, 21, 28; Mar. 7, 2014.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 114CV259490
Superior Court of California, County
of Santa Clara-In the matter of the
application of: Anna Lee, TO ALL
INTERESTED PERSONS: The
court finds that petitioner, Anna
Lee has filed a petition for Change
of Name with the clerk of this court
for a decree changing names as
follows: a. Anna Lee to b. Leeanna
St.James. THE COURT ORDERS
that all persons interested in this
matter appear before this court
at the hearing indicated below to
show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not
be granted on 4/22/14 at 8:45 am,
room 107: located at 191 N. First
Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy
of the Order to Show cause shall be
published at least once a week for
four successive weeks prior to the
date set for hearing on the petition
in El Observador, a newspaper of
general circulation, printed in the
county of Santa Clara.
Jan.23, 2014
Aaron Persky
Judge of the Superior Court
Feb. 14, 21, 28; Mar. 7, 2014.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 114CV260194

Superior Court of California, County
of Santa Clara-In the matter of
the application of: Sumaya Shakir
Kaleem, TO ALL INTERESTED
PERSONS: The court finds that
petitioner, Sumaya Shakir Kaleem
has filed a petition for Change of
Name with the clerk of this court
for a decree changing names as
follows: a. Sumaya Shakir Kaleem
to b.Sumaya Shakir. THE COURT
ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before
this court at the hearing indicated
below to show cause, if any, why
the petition for change of name
should not be granted on 4/27/14
at 8:45 am, Probate Dept.: located
at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA
95113. A copy of the Order to Show
cause shall be published at least
once a week for four successive
weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador,
a newspaper of general circulation,
printed in the county of Santa Clara.
Feb.6, 2014
Aaron Persky
Judge of the Superior Court
Feb. 14, 21, 28; Mar. 7, 2014.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 114CV260330
Superior Court of California, County
of Santa Clara-In the matter of the
application of: Henok Gebre, TO
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
The court finds that petitioner, Henok Gebre has filed a petition for
Change of Name with the clerk
of this court for a decree changing
names as follows: a. Eyouel Tekest
to b. Eyouel Gebre. THE COURT
ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this
court at the hearing indicated below
to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not
be granted on 4/29/14 at 8:45 am,
room 107: located at 191 N. First
Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy
of the Order to Show cause shall be
published at least once a week for
four successive weeks prior to the
date set for hearing on the petition
in El Observador, a newspaper of
general circulation, printed in the
county of Santa Clara.
Feb.10, 2014
Aaron Persky
Judge of the Superior Court
Feb. 14, 21, 28; Mar. 7, 2014.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 114CV260004
Superior Court of California,
County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Amber Lea
Mountford, TO ALL INTERESTED
PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Amber Lea Mountford has
filed a petition for Change of Name
with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows:
a. Amber Lea Mountford toAmber
Shay Mountford. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in
this matter appear before this court
at the hearing indicated below to
show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not
be granted on 4/29/14 at 8:45 am,
Dept. 12, Probate room: located at
191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA
95113. A copy of the Order to Show
cause shall be published at least
once a week for four successive
weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador,
a newspaper of general circulation,
printed in the county of Santa Clara.
Feb.4, 2014
Aaron Persky
Judge of the Superior Court
Feb. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2014.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 114CV259941
Superior Court of California, County
of Santa Clara-In the matter of the
application of: Dechen Zangmo and
David Anthony Martinez, TO ALL
INTERESTED PERSONS: The
court finds that petitioner, Dechen
Zangmo and David Anthony Marti-

nez has filed a petition for Change
of Name with the clerk of this court
for a decree changing names as follows: a. Dechen Zangmo to Zhiwa
Lhatshok Martinez and b. Karma
Yeshey Martinez to Kalden Lodrel
Shenphen Martinez. THE COURT
ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before
this court at the hearing indicated
below to show cause, if any, why
the petition for change of name
should not be granted on 4/22/14
at 8:45 am, Probate room: located
at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA
95113. A copy of the Order to Show
cause shall be published at least
once a week for four successive
weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador,
a newspaper of general circulation,
printed in the county of Santa Clara.
Feb.3, 2014
Aaron Persky
Judge of the Superior Court
Feb. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2014.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 114CV259931
Superior Court of California, County
of Santa Clara-In the matter of the
application of: Johanna Cortez, TO
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
The court finds that petitioner, Johanna Cortez has filed a petition
for Change of Name with the clerk
of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Samaria
Adelin Raygoza to Samaria Adelin
Cortez. THE COURT ORDERS that
all persons interested in this matter
appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause,
if any, why the petition for change
of name should not be granted on
4/22/14 at 8:45 am, Dept. 12, Probate room: located at 191 N. First
Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy
of the Order to Show cause shall be
published at least once a week for
four successive weeks prior to the
date set for hearing on the petition
in El Observador, a newspaper of
general circulation, printed in the
county of Santa Clara.
Feb.3, 2014
Aaron Persky
Judge of the Superior Court
Feb. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2014.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 113CV258142
Superior Court of California, County
of Santa Clara-In the matter of the
application of: Leonela Karina Valdovinos, TO ALL INTERESTED
PERSONS: The court finds that
petitioner, Leonela Karina Valdovinos has filed a petition for Change
of Name with the clerk of this court
for a decree changing names as
follows: a. Leonela Sriyani Deen to
Leonela Sriyani Valdovinos. THE
COURT ORDERS that all persons
interested in this matter appear
before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any,
why the petition for change of name
should not be granted on 3/18/14 at
8:45 am, room 107: located at 191
N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113.
A copy of the Order to Show cause
shall be published at least once a
week for four successive weeks
prior to the date set for hearing
on the petition in El Observador, a
newspaper of general circulation,
printed in the county of Santa Clara.
Dec.23, 2013
Aaron Persky
Judge of the Superior Court
Feb. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2014.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 114CV259919
Superior Court of California, County
of Santa Clara-In the matter of the
application of: Neiyee Lee, TO ALL
INTERESTED PERSONS: The
court finds that petitioner, Neiyee
Lee has filed a petition for Change
of Name with the clerk of this court
for a decree changing names as
follows: a. Neiyee Lee to Mia Lee.
THE COURT ORDERS that all

persons interested in this matter
appear before this court at the
hearing indicated below to show
cause, if any, why the petition for
change of name should not be
granted on 4/22/14 at 8:45 am,
room 107: located at 191 N. First
Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy
of the Order to Show cause shall be
published at least once a week for
four successive weeks prior to the
date set for hearing on the petition
in El Observador, a newspaper of
general circulation, printed in the
county of Santa Clara.
Jan.31, 2014
Aaron Persky
Judge of the Superior Court
Feb. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2014.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 112CV228883
Superior Court of California, County
of Santa Clara-In the matter of the
application of: Adrian Mauro-Ortiz
and Cecilia Perez Morales, TO ALL
INTERESTED PERSONS: The
court finds that petitioner, Adrian
Mauro-Ortiz and Cecilia Perez Morales has filed a petition for Change
of Name with the clerk of this court
for a decree changing names as
follows: a. Ana Cecilia Mauro Perez
to Ana Cecilia Mauro-Perez. THE
COURT ORDERS that all persons
interested in this matter appear
before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any,
why the petition for change of name
should not be granted on 4/22/14 at
8:45 am, Probate room: located at
191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA
95113. A copy of the Order to Show
cause shall be published at least
once a week for four successive
weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador,
a newspaper of general circulation,
printed in the county of Santa Clara.
Jan.30, 2014
Aaron Persky
Judge of the Superior Court
Feb. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2014.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 114CV259930
Superior Court of California, County
of Santa Clara-In the matter of the
application of: Petrita Gonzalez,
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
The court finds that petitioner, Petrita Gonzalez has filed a petition
for Change of Name with the clerk
of this court for a decree changing
names as follows: a. Rogelio Julian
Yon to Rogelio Julian Gonzalez.
THE COURT ORDERS that all
persons interested in this matter
appear before this court at the
hearing indicated below to show
cause, if any, why the petition for
change of name should not be
granted on 4/22/14 at 8:45 am,
room 107: located at 191 N. First
Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy
of the Order to Show cause shall be
published at least once a week for
four successive weeks prior to the
date set for hearing on the petition
in El Observador, a newspaper of
general circulation, printed in the
county of Santa Clara.
Feb.3, 2014
Aaron Persky
Judge of the Superior Court
Feb. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2014.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
NO. 587797
The following person(s) is(are) doing business, European Wax Center, 5638 Cottle Road, San Jose,
CA 95123, Santa Clara Co. Starry
Skyes LLC-Cottle, 19482 Roble Ct.,
Saratoga, CA 95070. This business
is conducted by an individual; registrant has not yet begun business
under the fictitious business name
or names listed hereon. “I declare
that all information in this statement
is true and correct.” (A registrant
who declares as true information
which he or she knows to be false
is guilty of a crime.)
Starry Skyes

Feb. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2014.
This statement was filed with the
County of Santa Clara on 2/3/14.
STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE
OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME
FILE NO.587631
The following person(s) has/have
abandoned the use of the fictitious
business name(s). The information
given below is as it appeared on the
fictitious business name statement
that was filed at the County ClerkRecorder’s office. Terapia Familiar
Hispana, 3263 Brookdale Dr. Apt.B,
Santa Clara, CA 9505. Filed in
Santa Clara County on 1/30/2014
under file no. 587631.Maria Estela
Calapiz, 3263 Brookdale Dr. Santa
Clara, CA 95051. This business
was conducted by an individual. I
declare that all the information in
this statement is true and correct
(A registrant who declares as true
information which he or she knows
to be false is guilty of a crime.)
Laura Luna
Feb.7,14, 21, 28, 2014
This statement was filed with
the County of Santa Clara on
1/30/2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
NO. 587027
The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Wilberth Promotions,
797 Delaware Ave Apt. 4, San Jose,
CA 95123, Santa Clara Co. Wilberth Cruz, 797 Delaware Ave Apt.
4, San Jose, CA 95123. This business is conducted by an individual;
registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business
name or names listed hereon. “I
declare that all information in this
statement is true and correct.” (A
registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to
be false is guilty of a crime.)
Wilberth Cruz
Jan. 31: Feb. 07, 14, 21, 2014.
This statement was filed with the
County of Santa Clara on 1/15/14.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
NO. 586963
The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Rodeo Bar & Grill,
Club Rodeo Rio, San Jose Show
Center, Club Carnaval, El Privado,
Vixen Ultra Lounge, Club Rodeo,
Club Rio, Club Viva, Rodeo Entertainmen Presents, 610 Coleman
Ave., San Jose, CA 95110, Santa
Clara Co. Rodeo Enterprises,
610 Coleman Ave., San Jose, CA
95110. This business is conducted
by a corporation; registrant began
business under the fictitious business name or names listed here
in 11/06/1997 . “I declare that all
information in this statement is true
and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he
or she knows to be false is guilty of
a crime.)
Rodeo Enterprises
Ari Avanessian/President-Sec.
Treass.
Jan. 31: Feb. 07, 14, 21, 2014.
This statement was filed with the
County of Santa Clara on 1/13/14.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
NO. 586941
The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Havana Boy, 4090
Barrymore Drive, San Jose, CA
95117, Santa Clara Co. Jose Aguilera, 4090 Barrymore Drive, San
Jose, CA 95117. This business
is conducted by an individual; registrant has not yet begun business
under the fictitious business name
or names listed hereon. “I declare
that all information in this statement
is true and correct.” (A registrant
who declares as true information
which he or she knows to be false
is guilty of a crime.)
Jose Aguilera
Jan. 31: Feb. 07, 14, 21, 2014.
This statement was filed with the

County of Santa Clara on 1/13/14.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 114CV259786
Superior Court of California, County
of Santa Clara-In the matter of the
application of: Renee Rochele
Rettick, TO ALL INTERESTED
PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Renee Rochele Rettick has
filed a petition for Change of Name
with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.
Renee Rochele Rettick to Renee
Rochele Patron. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in
this matter appear before this court
at the hearing indicated below to
show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not
be granted on 4/22/14 at 8:45 am,
Room 107: located at 191 N. First
Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy
of the Order to Show cause shall be
published at least once a week for
four successive weeks prior to the
date set for hearing on the petition
in El Observador, a newspaper of
general circulation, printed in the
county of Santa Clara.
Jan. 29, 2014.
Aaron Persky
Judge of the Superior Court
Jan. 31; Feb. 07, 14, 21, 2014.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 114CV259724
Superior Court of California, County
of Santa Clara-In the matter of the
application of: Mary Ramirez, TO
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
The court finds that petitioner,
Mary Ramirez has filed a petition
for Change of Name with the clerk
of this court for a decree changing
names as follows: a. Francisco Noel
Cruz to Francisco Cruz Reyes. THE
COURT ORDERS that all persons
interested in this matter appear
before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any,
why the petition for change of name
should not be granted on 4/22/14 at
8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191
N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113.
A copy of the Order to Show cause
shall be published at least once a
week for four successive weeks
prior to the date set for hearing
on the petition in El Observador, a
newspaper of general circulation,
printed in the county of Santa Clara.
Jan. 29, 2014.
Aaron Persky
Judge of the Superior Court
Jan. 31; Feb. 07, 14, 21, 2014.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 114CV259708
Superior Court of California, County
of Santa Clara-In the matter of the
application of: Paulo Alviz Regala,
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
The court finds that petitioner, Paulo
Alviz Regala has filed a petition for
Change of Name with the clerk of
this court for a decree changing
names as follows: a. Paulo Alviz
Regala to Paulo Regala Roman.
THE COURT ORDERS that all
persons interested in this matter
appear before this court at the
hearing indicated below to show
cause, if any, why the petition for
change of name should not be
granted on 4/22/14 at 8:45 am,
Room 107: located at 191 N. First
Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy
of the Order to Show cause shall be
published at least once a week for
four successive weeks prior to the
date set for hearing on the petition
in El Observador, a newspaper of
general circulation, printed in the
county of Santa Clara.
Jan. 28, 2014.
Aaron Persky
Judge of the Superior Court
Jan. 31; Feb. 07, 14, 21, 2014.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 114CV259491
Superior Court of California, County
of Santa Clara-In the matter of the

LEGAL CLASSIFIEDS
application of: Huang Hong Chun
& Hsu Li Chen, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds
that petitioners, Huang Hong Chun
& Hsu Li Chen have filed a petition
for Change of Name with the clerk
of this court for a decree changing
names as follows: a.Huang Hong
Chun to Huang Anthony b. Hsu Li
Chen to Hsu Jennifer. THE COURT
ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this
court at the hearing indicated below
to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not
be granted on 4/22/14 at 8:45 am,
Room 107: located at 191 N. First
Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy
of the Order to Show cause shall be
published at least once a week for
four successive weeks prior to the
date set for hearing on the petition
in El Observador, a newspaper of
general circulation, printed in the
county of Santa Clara.
Jan. 23, 2014.
Aaron Persky
Judge of the Superior Court
Jan. 31; Feb. 07, 14, 21, 2014.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
NO. 587291
The following person(s) is(are) doing business, The Think Tank, 461
Park Ave #5, San Jose, CA 95110,
Santa Clara Co. Official Entertainment Studios, Inc., 461 Park Ave
#5, San Jose, CA 95110. This
business is conducted by a corporation; registrant has not yet begun
business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon.
“I declare that all information in this
statement is true and correct.” (A
registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to
be false is guilty of a crime.)
Official Entertainment Studios, Inc.
Nicholas Grote/President
Jan. 24, 31: Feb. 07, 14, 2014.
This statement was filed with the
County of Santa Clara on 1/22/14.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
NO. 587186
The following person(s) is(are)
doing business, D’cache Beauty
Salon, 619 Escuela Ave., Mountain View, CA 94040, Santa Clara
Co. Jose Jr. Raya Gonzalez, 204
Sierra Vista Ave., Mountain View,
CA 94043. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant
has not yet begun business under
the fictitious business name or
names listed hereon. “I declare that
all information in this statement is
true and correct.” (A registrant who
declares as true information which
he or she knows to be false is guilty
of a crime.)
Jose Jr. Raya Gonzalez
Jan. 24, 31: Feb. 07,14, 2014.
This statement was filed with the
County of Santa Clara on 1/21/14.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 114CV259312
Superior Court of California, County
of Santa Clara-In the matter of the
application of: Jennifer Newcomer,
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
The court finds that petitioner, Jennifer Newcomer has filed a petition
for Change of Name with the clerk
of this court for a decree changing
names as follows: a. Lily Hong
Huynh to Lily Hong Newcomer.
THE COURT ORDERS that all
persons interested in this matter
appear before this court at the
hearing indicated below to show
cause, if any, why the petition for
change of name should not be
granted on 4/15/14 at 8:45 am,
Room 107: located at 191 N. First
Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy
of the Order to Show cause shall be
published at least once a week for
four successive weeks prior to the
date set for hearing on the petition
in El Observador, a newspaper of
general circulation, printed in the
county of Santa Clara.
Jan. 21, 2014.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 114CV259309
Superior Court of California, County
of Santa Clara-In the matter of the
application of: Daniel Julio Sam
Lam, TO ALL INTERESTED
PERSONS: The court finds that
petitioner, Daniel Julio Sam Lam
has filed a petition for Change of
Name with the clerk of this court
for a decree changing names as
follows: a. Daniel Julio Sam Lam to
Daniel Lam Sam. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in
this matter appear before this court
at the hearing indicated below to
show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not
be granted on 4/15/14 at 8:45 am,
Room 107: located at 191 N. First
Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy
of the Order to Show cause shall be
published at least once a week for
four successive weeks prior to the
date set for hearing on the petition
in El Observador, a newspaper of
general circulation, printed in the
county of Santa Clara.
Jan. 21, 2014.
Aaron Persky
Judge of the Superior Court
Jan. 24, 31; Feb. 07, 14, 2014.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 114CV259253
Superior Court of California, County
of Santa Clara-In the matter of
the application of: Becka Avalon
Truman, TO ALL INTERESTED
PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Becka Avalon Truman has
filed a petition for Change of Name
with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.
Becka Avalon Truman to Elizabetta
Petal Warthington. THE COURT
ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this
court at the hearing indicated below
to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not
be granted on 4/15/14 at 8:45 am,
Room 107: located at 191 N. First
Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy
of the Order to Show cause shall be
published at least once a week for
four successive weeks prior to the
date set for hearing on the petition
in El Observador, a newspaper of
general circulation, printed in the
county of Santa Clara.
Jan. 17, 2014.
Aaron Persky
Judge of the Superior Court
Jan. 24, 31; Feb. 07, 14, 2014.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 113CV254717
Superior Court of California, County
of Santa Clara-In the matter of the
application of: Michael Mehryad
Mohandessan, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds
that petitioner, Michael Mehryad
Mohandessan has filed a petition
for Change of Name with the clerk
of this court for a decree changing
names as follows: a. Michael Mehryad Mohandessan to Rych Apollo
Marquis. THE COURT ORDERS
that all persons interested in this
matter appear before this court
at the hearing indicated below to
show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not
be granted on 4/15/14 at 8:45 am,
Room 107: located at 191 N. First
Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy
of the Order to Show cause shall be
published at least once a week for
four successive weeks prior to the
date set for hearing on the petition
in El Observador, a newspaper of
general circulation, printed in the
county of Santa Clara.
Jan. 17, 2014.
Aaron Persky
Judge of the Superior Court
Jan. 24, 31; Feb. 07, 14, 2014.

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issues. Limit entertainment
screen time to less than one or
two hours per day.

From TV to smart phones
to social media, our lives are
dominated by 24/7 media
exposure. Despite this, many
children and teens have few
rules around their media use.

• For children under 2, substitute unstructured play and
human interaction for screen
time. The opportunity to think
creatively, problem solve and
develop reasoning and motor
skills is more valuable for the
developing brain than passive
media intake.

While media consumption
by itself is not the leading
cause of any health problem
in the U.S., it can contribute
to numerous health risks, say
experts. At the same time,
kids can learn many positive
things from “pro-social” media. The key is to teach children to make healthy media
choices.
“It is time for a renewed
commitment to change the
way we address media use,”
says Dr. Thomas K. McInerny, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics
(AAP). “In the same way you
may need to guide children
on how to eat nutritiously,

FEBRUARY 14-20, 2014

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you can foster a healthy media diet.”
In a digital world ever in
flux, the AAP is offering some
key tips for families looking to
make smarter media choices:

• Make a media use plan,
including mealtime and bedtime “curfews” for media devices. Media use plans take
into account not only the
quantity, but the quality and
location of media use. Screens

should be kept out of kids’
bedrooms.
• Excessive media use has
been associated with obesity,
lack of sleep, school problems,
aggression and other behavior

• Take an active role in your
children’s media education
by co-viewing programs with
them and discussing values.
You may consider having your
own profile on the social media sites your children use. By
“friending” your kids, you can
monitor their online presence.
• Keep the computer in a
public part of your home, so
you can check on what your
kids are doing online and how
much time they are spending
there.

• Look for media choices that
are educational, or teach good
values -- such as empathy,
racial and ethnic tolerance -and interpersonal skills.
• If you’re unsure of the
quality of the “media diet” in
your household, consult with
your children’s pediatrician
on what your kids are viewing, how much time they are
spending with media, and
privacy and safety issues associated with social media and
Internet use
.
More healthy media tips for
families can be found at www.
healthychildren.org.
A healthy media diet balances the risks of too much
media on your child’s growth
and progress with some of
the pro-social benefits media
offer. Be mindful of how your
children interact with media
and take steps for healthful
choices.